Lexus USA has published their sales figures for May, and if anything, it shows the drastic effect the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake has had on the Japanese automaker:

MONTH

Year to Date (*DSR)

2011

2010

% CHG*

2011

2010

% CHG*

ES

2,400

5,115

-49.2

14,438

18,643

-22.6

CT

454

0

N/A

3,528

0

N/A

HS

220

1,360

-82.5

1,198

5,889

-79.7

LS

585

944

-32.9

3,742

4,911

-23.8

SC

1

34

-96.8

15

147

-89.8

GS

306

771

-57.0

1,794

2,947

-39.1

IS

1,715

3,247

-42.8

11,384

13,279

-14.3

LFA

0

0

N/A

22

0

N/A

Total Cars

5,681

11,471

-46.3

36,121

45,816

-21.2

LX

142

216

-28.8

1,341

1,324

1.3

GX

635

1,413

-51.3

5,078

6,946

-26.9

RX

5,847

9,116

-30.5

34,697

36,012

-3.7

Total Trucks

6,624

10,745

-33.2

41,116

44,282

-7.1

Total Sales

12,305

22,216

-40.0

77,237

90,098

-14.3

It’s a simple fact, really — if you don’t have the inventory, you have nothing to sell, and I don’t think there’s much more to these numbers than that. The good news is that Lexus expects to be back (PDF link) to near full production in June, but even that silver lining has a drawback: these models will take some time to reach North America, and probably won’t be in dealerships until August — meaning we can expect to see a couple more lean months.

Canada

The May sales for Lexus Canada tell a similar story, as sales fell 30.3% to 989 units.